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... . Yes, parachutes. Interesting. I remember—oh, another thing I was talking to you about, the RCS reaction control system . You know, with the propellants coming out? Well, there was something else ... on. I was fortunate. I had military service time. This put me in a different category than many of the scientists. Many of the scientists that were hired were not at ... . '''Butler:''' Oh, well, I’m glad we could do it. Thank you. End of Interview Category:NASA Oral History Interview

... rotated over to the DF6 Systems Division, Guidance and Propulsion Systems branch, which had RMS, RCS (Reaction Control System) , booster systems and GNC Guidance Navigation & Control , once again totally out of ... we can finish with Shuttle. End of interview Gary Johnson Photo Gallery Category: NASA Oral History Interview

... Test Facility to witness, monitor the firing of the first RCS engine, the thousand-pounders. You know, the RCS engines had four different categories, to my knowledge. They had thousand-pounders, they had ... your memories with us. We enjoyed it. '''Beckett:''' Okay. I appreciate it. End of interview Category:NASA Oral History Interview

... risk. Now, to illustrate how you would apply that, if you had a reaction control—RCS— system—you know what that is; that controls the attitude of the spacecraft—and it ... guys I hired, I'd say, "Okay. You're in charge of the RCS system. You're an RCS expert. Here's our mission rules for this next flight. Go through and ... , since I know you've got some things to do. '''Carlton:''' Okay. End of interview Category:NASA Oral History Interview

... Category:Skylab 3 video July 28-September 25 The Skylab 3 Apollo spacecraft carrying a three- ... . Christopher C. Kraft , Jr., JSC Director, was able to tell the astronauts that troubleshooting the RCS had indicated no apparent generic problem, but two unique quad failures, and there was now ... /28/73-9/27/73 ; B Sun, 8/16/73, A5; 8/20/73, A3)'' Category:Spacecraft Category:Mission

... electron volts(s) - EVA Extravehicular Activity - EVCS Extravehicular Communications Systems - F Fahrenheit or Forward Thrusting RCS Engine - FAI Fédération Aéronautique International (International Aeronautical Federation) - FAIL Failure - FAM Familiarization - FCOD Flight Crew ... Computer Complex - RTG Radioisotopic Thermoelectric Generator - RTV Room Temperature Vulcanising - RUPT Rupture - S Sideward Thrusting RCS Engine - S/C spacecraft - S/O Shut Off - S/S Samples per Second - SAGE III ...

... re-entry was somewhat constrained, so we had a couple of backup procedures for doing RCS Reaction Control System de-orbits and two impulse de-orbits and that sort of stuff ... that we did have multiple means to do de-orbits, either using the Service Module RCS or using the SPS, because our timeline was somewhat constrained with the amount of battery ... your time this afternoon and look forward to talking with you again. End of interview Category: NASA Oral History Interview

... to control GEMINI VIII ; finally, with OAMS turned off, Armstrong fired his Reentry Control System (RCS) rockets in final attempt to counteract violent roll. This maneuver was successful and eight minutes ... were blown; if the flight were allowed to continue, danger of RCS fuel depletion would jeopardize firing of RCS rockets, vital to safe return of spacecraft and crew.) Spacecraft landed 500 mi ...

... development of ballistic missile defense sensor systems. Phenomena to be observed included OMS and RCS Reaction Control System engine firing exhaust plumes, the Orbiter environment, the Earth and its ... Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine with the Aerospace Laureate Award for the Space/Missiles category. '''Ross-Nazzal:''' Okay. Why don’t we talk about your last mission. '''Bluford:''' After ...

... baffles to increase internal friction. 8.4.3 Reaction Control System A reaction control system (RCS) is another key spacecraft subsystem that is composed of an array of thrusters. As noted ... provide attitude control and steering; it can be thought of as just another actuator. An RCS is a system of thrusting actuators, typically working in pairs, that are turned on and ... control system is built into only the uppermost stage. In this type of design, the RCS operates throughout the flight and provides the control torques and forces for all the stages ...

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